Sen. Graham treads path alone on military sexual assaults policy

http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/industry/302263-graham-treads-path-alone-on-military-sexual-assaults#ixzz2UgyllI5A

Sen. Graham treads path alone on military sexual assaults policy
By Jeremy Herb - 05/29/13 05:00 AM ET

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is staking out a lonely position on how the military should stop a rise in sexual assaults.

Graham opposes changes to the military’s judicial system, including stripping commanders’ ability to overturn guilty verdicts — a stance that puts him at odds with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, military leaders and lawmakers from both parties.

He has been the only lawmaker in recent weeks to take a vocal position against that change, as an outcry has emerged in Congress to tackle the issue.

But Graham’s isolated position has hardly stopped the South Carolina Republican from speaking frequently about military sexual assault, as he has downplayed the judicial changes and focused on what he thinks will help solve the problem.



unhappycamper comment: I haven't seen shit in the news lately about Brig. Gen. Jeffery Sinclair's trial for sexual assault, sodomy and porn on his computer in Afghanistan. I was under the impression that he was due back in court last week.